Rack mounted tree for women&#39;s and men&#39;s shoes



Aug. 14, 1951 M. M. LEBOVITS 2,564,117

RACK MOUNTED TREE FOR WOMENS AND MEN'S SHOES Filed March 16, 1951 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Aug. 14, 1951 "'RAGKMOUN'BED*ZHREEFORfWOMEN'S MENS snoss ,MotiL-M. Leliovitspsanta Monioarfialif. Application March 16, 1951 -SeniaTNoq-Zlfiilllli.

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her which is form retaining and is shaped in an improved manners-so 55513 only to upp t h shoe in a natural, neat appearing position, but so that the latter more :easily ;and conveniently mounted upon and dismounted from the tree.

A more specific object is to provide, to co-operate with a vamp supported plate, a single piece of resilient strap metal bent in such a way as to combine in a superior manner, a, means to hold in proper extension the flexible portions of the shoe, and at the same time having a part extending outside of the shoe, engageable by the hand of the user for, convenient retraction preparatory to mounting the shoe upon, or to removing it from, the tree.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention will hereinafter appear.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Fig. l is a perspective view showing a plurality of the individual shoe trees mounted upon an upstanding rack bar. Upon the uppermost tree of this view .is shown, in dotted lines, the outline of a mounted shoe. Also dotted lines indicate in the upper part of the view the upward movement of the strap metal finger-hold preparatory to releasing the shoe.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1 looking down thereupon.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the device consists of two principal parts, a concavo-convex,

. ovate saddle shaped vamp supporting plate 5 and,

attached thereto, a, single strip 6 of form retaining resilient strap metal provided with multiple bends.

One end portion 1 of said strip 6 is shown attached in a flatwise manner to the outer side of an upstanding channel shaped rack bar 8, by means of small bolts 9 having nuts l screwed onto them. Adjacent to its said attached part said strip has an ancuate run I I which continues as a straight run l2, the latter run being given a ninety degree or half twist at 13 so as to be .scontinued-as ta run ztiitoiunderlie the aforesaid saddle .shaped plate :=.5 :in .a :ilatwise manner, to irvhich it .-is shownattachedby, small screws l5- esaidplatefidsiovate 51161151111 p an. h 81 18 .end of its ovaloutline being directed away from 513116 tbar18 .andzthextwisted :part 13 of .thestrip :6,

and being showrrnotched at Hi.

'Underneath'ethesmalliend portio of said plate the strip aeihentibackzin an-arcuatema ner a A11, from which bend :it is scontinue k ly as .a downwardly inclined stun {l8 positioned to -.the..oontournfith,e latter-'being indicated by, dotted .li nesLinEig. ,At theireariend ,of said inclined .zrun d8 jthe .st'rip :is :bent upwardl and .for-

wardl throu h a .la er 93 10 .0 1- than .the afor said arc 11, so that this part of the strip is J-shaped, with the hook part of the J interiorly directed in relation to the saddle shaped plate 5. Above said are 20 the strip is abruptly bent at 21, from which point it is continued at a downward and backward inclination, forming a run 22 that joins the lower extremity of a run 23 which carries at its upper end a hook 24 which normally overlies the upper edge of the aforementioned run I which is attached to the tree bar 8. The lower part of said run 23 is twisted at 23a through a right angle in order that the upper part thereof may extend in a flatwise manner across said run I. Said hook 24 forms a fingerhold to be moved upwardly in releasing the mounted shoe. Also said fingerh'old is used to contract the space between the aforesaid strap runs I 4 and 18 preparatory to mounting the shoe. The lower end portion of said run 22 forms an elbow 22a which engages the interior of the shoe at the juncture of the sole and heel portions and aids in holding the shoe in a naturally extended condition. In some types of shoes, the hook 24 may remain spaced above the strip portion 1 for example, with high or low heels.

By the structure which has been described a shoe support is provided which will securely support the mounted shoes and will maintain them with their flexible portions neatly extended; and yet upon which the shoes can be quickly and easily mounted and. from which they can be as readily demounted.

The tree bar 8 is shown provided with apertures 8:0 for fasteners to facilitate its attachment to a door, wall or other main support. Or, the spring structure which supports the vamp plate may be attached directly to a door, wall or other support.

The device is usable to support various types of shoes, for example, ox'ford's and sandals,

The device may be of the natural color of the materials of which it is made, or may be sprayed or painted with any color deemed to match proply the supported shoes.

I claim:

1. In a shoe tree structure, a concave-convex ovate, saddle shaped plate to underlie and support the'vamp of a; shoe mounted upon the device, a form r'etainingstrap of resilient material having, in a spaced relation to both its end portions, a run with its width extending horizontally, in an attached underlying relation to said ovate saddle shaped plate, said strap adjacent to said plate, being twisted through an angle of substantially ninety degrees to adapt it for attachment in a flatwise manner tothe vertical surface of an upstanding support, at the opposite side of said plate said strap being reversely directed and the end thereof having a run which terminates in a hook forming fingerhold, the

part of the strap between said hook and the narrow end of said plate, said strap having in it a -loop to hold the mounted shoe extended and being so stressed as normally to maintain said hook seated upon the aforesaid .part of the strap which is attachable to a vertical surface.

2. In a shoe tree structure, a concave-convex ovate, saddle shaped plate-to underlie and support the vamp of a shoe mounted upon the device, a form retaining strap of resilient material having, in a spaced relation to both its end portions, a run with its width extending horizontally, in an attached underlying relation to said ovate saddle shaped plate, said strap adjacent to said plate, being twisted through an angle of the J being directed toward the under or inner side of said plate, the strap being sharply rebent at the terminus of said hooked portion of the J and thence continued as a run which is continuous with the aforesaid hook-carrying run.

3. In a shoe tree structure, a concave-convex ovate, saddle shaped plate to underlie and support the vamp of a shoe mounted upon the device,

a form retaining strip of resilient material a part of the length of which is in an underlying attached relation to said ovate plate, said strip having both its end portions directed away from the wider end of said ovate plate, one. of said end portions being above the other and attached to an upstanding rack bar, the other end portions terminating in an upwardly directed run carrying a downwardly directedhookatits upper end normally hooked over said one end portion adjacent to said rack bar, said hook being manually movable upwardly to disengage it from said rack bar. I

MOTIL M; LEBOVITS.

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